Quoting Anthony C.
This looks like something from Tucson :)
Do you still make birds with Tinker toys
as well?

Hi Anthony! This was modeled after Tarantulas I've seen in Tucson. Unfortunately, I don't have any Tinker Toys anymore, but they used to be some of my favorite things to build with. I had a set of giant ones that I made cars and spaceships out of that I could get in. Thanks for checking out my MOCs! I hope to see some of yours soon, let me know when you post some pictures.

Quoting StoveTop Creator
You beat me to it! I've been wanting to use the hinge pieces I've been collecting for spider legs too! Anywho, I love this! You must have made a lot of BrickLink orders to acquire all those hinges! How did you ever find soooo many grey ones?! A long time ago when I was living in the DC Beltway area, the National Science Museum had an exhibit on tarantulas that I visited.... very cool and CUTE they are! :)

Thanks StoveTop! I actually have never ordered anything from BrickLink (yet). I think all those hinges must have come from various Star Wars sets over the years. I didn't have enough to do what I wanted. I really needed about 20 more so I could add one more segment to each leg and convert the back legs and fangs to the same type but oh well...

You beat me to it! I've been wanting to use the hinge pieces I've been collecting for spider legs too! Anywho, I love this! You must have made a lot of BrickLink orders to acquire all those hinges! How did you ever find soooo many grey ones?! A long time ago when I was living in the DC Beltway area, the National Science Museum had an exhibit on tarantulas that I visited.... very cool and CUTE they are! :)

Quoting Brickscape _
I love it! It really strikes me more as a wolf spider or a jumping spider though, probably the large eyes. Very well done!

Your right, Brickscape, it does look more like a wolf spider. I modeled after tarantula pictures I found online and it's life size, but now that I labeled it 'Tarantula' I guess I'll have to live with it :)

Quoting Bluestar ~
Looks realistic! The part usage on the legs was creative. The abdomen and body is definantly a great part usage. But the only flaw would be the fangs... it dosen't look that sharp. Try using the spike peices.. But other than that, nice work!

Thanks Bluestar! I agree about the fangs. I also just realized I completely forgot about the spinnerets.

Looks realistic! The part usage on the legs was creative. The abdomen and body is definantly a great part usage. But the only flaw would be the fangs... it dosen't look that sharp. Try using the spike peices.. But other than that, nice work!

Quoting William Pugh
Seeing as I own 7 tarantulas myself, I can say with confidence that you pulled off a very interesting and accurate arachnid. Kinda reminds me of the Skeleton Leg tarantula. Anyway, fantastic job!

Thank you very much, William. I love what I can see on your page, but quite a few pictures were completely missing. Perhaps it's a technical issue on my end or MOCpages (they seem to have a lot of downtime). Your Jurassic Park T-Rexes are very cool.